Leo Thomas

Leo Raymond Thomas (July 26, 1923 – March 5, 2001), nicknamed "Tommy", was an American professional baseball player.

[1] The native of Turlock, California, batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg).

Thomas attended high school in Concord, California, and made his professional debut in the Brooklyn Dodgers' organization in 1942.

He performed World War II service in the United States Navy[2] and missed the 1943–1945 seasons before returning to baseball in 1946.

He pinch hit and played sporadically in 13 more contests through July 27, then returned to the Pacific Coast League with the Seattle Rainiers.